A lot of good songs coming out this year, a brilliant album by Laura Marling and new albums from The National and LCD Soundsystem to look forward too. Actually released last year, but there are really good albums from The xx and Dan Clews too. And Ash keep releasing great singles every two weeks!
1. Devil's Spoke - Laura Marling
2. VCR - The xx
3. Move Too Fast - Dan Clews
4. What's It In For - Avi Buffalo
5. Bloodbuzz Ohio - The National
6. I Can Change - LCD Soundsystem
7. War With Me - Ash
9. The Cave - Mumford and Sons
9. On Melancholy Hill - Gorillaz
10. Love You Better - The Maccabees
11. Only Man - Audio Bullys
12. Giving Up The Gun - Vampire Weekend
13. Radar Detector - Darwin Deez
14. Paradise Blues -Eels
15. One Life Stand - Hot Chip
16. O.N.E. - Yeasayer
17. Bright Lights - Placebo
18. Undercover Martyn - Two Door Cinema
19. You Overdid It Doll - The Courteeners
20. This Orient - Foals
21. Doubt - Delphic
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Some are a bit obscure, fair enough, but equally some well known acts too - some wiki factoids on the first few ...
Laura Marling's new album entered the album chart at no.4 and I reckon could win the Mercury Prize this year (her last one was nominated).
The xx album was no2. in the NME and no.9 in the Rolling Stone albums of 2009
Dan Clews and Avi Buffalo fair enough, new artists!
And the National are great but admittedly a cult band (Albert Hall gig next week sold out in 4 minutes) - their excellent song "Fake Empire" was widely used during Obama's campaign.
Surprised you haven't heard of LCD Soundsystem, their last album was one of the best of the last 10 years and won many album of the year awards in 2007.
And you must have heard of Ash surely - two number one albums and massive singles such as Girl From Mars, Burn Baby Burn, Shining Light ....
Mumford and Sons get a lot of radio play on R1, R2, XFM and Virgin
Gorillaz have had three top 3 albums, selling over 15 million albums, a no. 1 single and have got some bloke from Blur
Replay - Iyaz
Forever - Drake
Pass Out - Tinie Tempah
Looking forward to the new LCD SS album even though their performance at Brixton last week was a bit slapdash.
The National are superb.
the XX - Intro (about to be released thanks to the BBC)
O.N.E - Yeasayer
I feel better - Hot Chip
Starry Eyed - Ellie Goulding
Percussion Gun - White Rabbits
I Can Talk - Two Door Cinema Club
You sound like you know more about music then your average joe, generally i only here whats on radio 1, kiss or music channels, not ignorant just what i tend to listen to and i generally download new songs which i hear(not illegally) and make a mix
Scouting for girls- This aint a love song
David Guetta- Memories
Skepta- Bad boy
Ellie Goulding- Starry Eyed
are just a few of my favourate tracks so far this year
I managed to get tickets for The National at the Electric Ballroom the night before the Royal Albert Hall gig so can't wait for that!
Written in Reverse - Spoon
Forest Green, Oh Forest Green - Holly Miranda
Sun Lake Rinsed - The Ruby Suns
Norway - Beach House
Anchorage - Surfer Blood
Lovesick - Lindstrom & Christabelle
Windscreen, sounds like you might like Ms Marling too.
Paul Weller - No tears left to cry
The Xx - VCR
The Courteeners - Overdil it doll
Train - Hey Soul Sister
Peaches - I feel cream (think it was released last year but not sure)
My selection for this year would probably be skewed by me not having a clue when a lot of stuff actually came out.
Other tops would be:
Amy MacDonald
Carbon / Silicon
Doves (Best of)
Neil Young
Paula Darwish
The Popes and Shane MacGowan
Jonsi
... and while we are on the subject of music I just got tickets for The Levellers / Seth Lakeman outdoor gig at the Royal Naval College in July ... this should be brilliant.
I almost feel the opposite, she borrows various singing styles from other less popular female songwriters and I don't end up with a clear idea of her own voice.
Im looking forward to Josh Ritters new album coming out in a few days time.
Nice pics Bha, She looks a salt
Also my band are supporting Bloc Party soon ;)
Never heard of Eels, Ash, Placebo?
They've each been around since the mid 90's, have made many famous albums, are internationally known, and play to audiences of thousands. And if you've never heard of Gorillaz then I must ask if you've heard of Blur?!
some bloke!
Bloody hell. Is that all Damon Albarn can be described as after all those years and songs
On Jonathon Ross
Plan B - She said
Jamie T - Emily's Heart
The Courteeners - Overdid it doll
LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls
The Cave - Mumford and Sons
Hot Chip - One Life Stand
Blur - Fool's Day
"Royal" (Deftones)
"CMND/CTRL" (Deftones)
"You've Seen the Butcher" (Deftones)
"Beauty School" (Deftones)
"Prince" (Deftones)
"Rocket Skates" (Deftones)
"Sextape" (Deftones)
"Risk" (Deftones)
"976–EVIL" (Deftones)
"This Place Is Death" (Deftones)
That's quite a mix of songs there. You obviously have a broad taste in music. ;-)
I'm working on the original list. Have listened to a few of the songs now, didn't think too much of what I heard, but I'll keep on going. Music needs more gimmicks to keep me interested.
I must be the only one who likes "Telephone" by Lady Gaga and Beyonce. I can put together a better list maybe another time
I want to rectify that - Question, which Deftones album(s) should I go for immediately?
Will checkout Deftones too.
White Pony - a bit more experimental, with some mellower songs than the first two albums
Around The Fur - 'heaviest' album to date - with one of the best songs ever written (Be Quiet And Drive)
I don't think I can take you seriously. You claim to be some kind of professional musician who allegedly knows a lot about about music, but say that you've never heard of bands like Eels and Placebo. You then make a judgement of Gorillaz on one performance, and in addition you still seem to be ignorant of Blur.
When it comes to opinions on music it's hard to say whose right or wrong as a lot of it comes down to taste. If you want to make some kind of critical assessment based on tone etc (incidentally tone is the only factor you've mentioned so far) that's fine, but at least you should know who people are. Criticise Gorillaz all you like but Damon Albarn's music writing history speaks for itself. As such a professional what have you done that can compare?
Do you exclusively get your music through Jonathan Ross and Jools Holland performances? Seriously, try listening to a Gorillaz album before you dismiss them as 'two rappers'. Damon Albarn is one of the great songwriters of the last 20 years